40 Vegan Summer Fruit Recipes with Melon

Learn how to make the most of melons with these 40 Fabulous Vegan Summer Fruit Recipes in all categories, including dips, salads, soups, and desserts. Each cantaloupe recipe and watermelon recipe is healthy, easy, and delicious!

Nothing spells pure summer fruit bliss like MELONS! Those delicate, sweet flavors; juicy hydrating textures; and bright colors can put a smile on your face in no time! Melons, from watermelons to cantaloupe to honeydews–and all of the unusual heirloom varieties of melons in between–are packed with vitamin C, phytochemicals, fiber, and fluid, all with a low calorie and carbohydrate level. So, go ahead and dive into melons with your heart’s content! Learn how to make the most of melons with these best vegan cantaloupe recipes and watermelon recipes to get you started, including dips, salads, soups, and desserts. Yes, melons are more versatile than you might think, and these healthy melon recipes from some of my favorite bloggers, as well as some from my own kitchen, will prove the point. Learn more about how to use melons in your health diet here, too.

40 Vegan Summer Fruit Recipes with Melon

Dips

Cucumber Watermelon Salsa, Jim Robinson, Clean Green Simple (shown above)
Honey Dew Blueberry Salsa, Gunjan Dudani, KiipFit

Watermelon Pico De Gallo,  Angela Johnson McArthur, The Short Order Cook (shown above)
Watermelon Salsa Recipe, Tonia Larson, The Gunny Sack

Salads

Cantaloupe Salad,  Lori Rasmussen, My Quiet Kitchen (shown above)

Cantaloupe Salad with Olives and Mint, Elaine Nessman, Flavour & Savour (shown above)
Crunchy Zesty Cucumber Cantaloupe Salad, Elysse Lakatos, Nutrition Twins

Cucumber Avocado Watermelon Salad, Amanda Paa, Heartbeet Kitchen (shown above)

Cucumber Melon Salad, Gina Matsoukas, Running to the Kitchen (shown above)
Melon Salad with Avocado Oil Dressing, Valentina MK Wein, Cooking on the Weekends
Simple Watermelon, Cucumber, and Mint Salad, Cindy Chou, The Sound of Cooking  
Watermelon Avocado Salad, Jeanette Kimszal, The Radiant Root

Watermelon and Cantaloupe Salad, Gabriela Herrera, Conflicted Vegan (shown above)
Watermelon Chickpea Salad, Juliette Young, Flourishing Kitchen

Watermelon Feta Mint Salad, Sophia DeSantis, Veggies Don’t Bite (shown above)
Watermelon Salad, Jennifer Bell, A Sweet Alternative

Soups and Pizza 

Cantaloupe Basil Flatbread Pizza, Sharon Palmer, MSFS, RDN, The Plant-Powered Dietitian (shown above)
Chilled Cantaloupe Soup, Danny Zee, Platter Talk
Cold Watermelon Soup in Gazpacho Style, Emese Maczko, My Pure Plants

Bowls

Watermelon Chia Ginger Smoothie Bowl, Sharon Palmer, MSFS, RDN, The Plant-Powered Dietitian (shown above)

Watermelon Smoothie Bowl, Gill Nic Eadbhaird-Enticknap, Yum Vegan Lunch Ideas (shown above)

Vegan Poke Bowl with Tofu, Watermelon, and Quinoa, Sharon Palmer, MSFS, RDN, The Plant-Powered Dietitian (shown above)

Drinks, Juices and Smoothies

Berry Cantaloupe Smoothie, Julie Kay Andrews, The Healthy Epicurean (shown above)

Cantaloupe Pumpkin Smoothie, Julie Rosenthal, Goodie Goodie Gluten-Free (shown above)

Creamy Cantaloupe Smoothie, Alisa Marie Fleming, Go Dairy Free (shown above)
Cucumber Watermelon Cooler, Rachel Lessenden, World of Vegan

Easy Watermelon Juice, Jennifer Sebestyen, Veggie Inspired (shown above)

Honeydew Melon Milk Tea, Tajda Ferko, My Vegan Minimalist (shown above)

Summer Melon Smoothie, Luci Petlack, Luci’s Morsels (shown above)

Watermelon Basil Slushie, Sharon Palmer, MSFS, RDN, The Plant-Powered Dietitian (shown above)
Watermelon Lime Smoothie with Mint, Summer Yule, Summer Yule
Watermelon Mint Cooler, Sophia DeSantis, Veggies Don’t Bite 

Watermelon Mocktail, Alyssa Steiner, My Sequined Life (shown above)

Watermelon Smoothie with Strawberries, Pamela Reed, Brooklyn Farm Girl (shown above)

Ice Cream, Popsicles, and Desserts

Cantaloupe Ice Cream, Amy Gorin Spector, Plant-Based with Amy (shown above)
Watermelon Italian Ice, Carla Cardello, Homemade in the Kitchen 

Watermelon Ice Lollies, Sarah Brooks, Keep Calm and Eat Ice Cream (shown above)

Watermelon Lemon Mint Popsicles, Megan Ann, Short Girl Tall Order (shown above)
Watermelon Sorbet, Angi Schneider, Schneider Peeps  

Watermelon Granola Trifle, Terri Gilson, Food Meanderings (shown above)

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